ALS signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 6 x 9, Abermarle-Hoffman letterhead, May 6, 1913. Cody writes to inquire about availability of copies of a poem of his adventures. In full, “Could you send me a few thousand copies of your poem of the adventures of myself. I will sell them with the Wild West Exhibition. What will they cost per thousand.” Cody’s postscript reads, “The name of the Indian Chief I killed in a duel on July 17, 1876 was Yellow Hawk.” On July 17, 1876, just three weeks after Custer and the Seventh Cavalry were defeated at Little Big Horn, Cody’s regiment intercepted a band of Cheyenne warriors. When Buffalo Bill, in his stage clothing, killed and scalped a Cheyenne warrior named Yellow Hair (often mis-translated as Yellow Hand), he reportedly cried out “First scalp for Custer!” Buffalo Bill the frontiersman had proven that Buffalo Bill the character was no mere actor. In fine condition, with two horizontal mailing folds and a few mild creases. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
